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CalPERS board approves FY2026–27 budget, actuarial valuations and investment technology funding
Summary
The CalPERS Board of Administration approved the 2026–27 budget, multiple actuarial valuation reports for retirement systems, employer contribution rates and funding for an investment data and technology initiative after committee recommendations and roll‑call votes.
The California Public Employees Retirement System Board of Administration on April 20 approved a package of finance and administration items that included the FY2026–27 budget, multiple actuarial valuation reports and targeted investment‑office funding.
Lisa Middleton, chair of the Finance and Administration Committee, told the board the committee recommended approval of the June 30, 2025 actuarial valuation reports for the Survivor Benefit Program, the Judges’ retirement systems, and the Legislators’ retirement system, along with transmittal letters to the governor and legislature. Middleton said the package also included adoption of employer and member contribution rates for state plans for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 period and a schools‑pool employer contribution rate for that period.
"The committee recommends and I move the board approve the following," Middleton said, presenting the grouped list of items that also included a proposed $70.9 million allocation for project‑specific work and a $3.5 million contingency to continue the investment data and technology initiative during 2026–27, and a proposed $3.45 billion operating budget and 2,843 positions for the year.
Board members conducted a roll‑call vote and the chair announced the motion carried. The record reflects the committee’s action was ratified by the full board and that staff will transmit actuarial letters to the governor and legislature as indicated in the committee materials.
Why it matters: The board’s actions set employer and member contribution expectations for the coming fiscal year and fund continued work on CalPERS’s investment data and technology projects, which the agency says aim to modernize portfolio monitoring and reporting.
What’s next: Staff noted follow‑up items scheduled for committee meetings in June, including second readings on asset‑liability management and further discussion of actuarial assumptions for judges and legislators. The board did not reopen or change the adopted contribution rates at the meeting.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 417 topicfinish SEG 536
Speakers: Lisa Middleton (Committee chair, board member)
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